Hi, I'm Neekaan. I'm a technology professional, intellectual, and husband and father. This website is meant to share some of my work and passions with the world.
As a product manager and technology leader, I specialize in mental health and wellbeing that is assisted by human-centered AI and humane design. I also am a consultant advising startups, tech companies, and nonprofits.
I have degrees and a research background in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and communication. While at Stanford, I pursued my Symbolic Systems M.S. research on the psychosocial risks of social media affecting teenagers. At UC Santa Barbara, my M.A. focused on the attentional health of college students affected by digital multitasking. I have woven this passion for how to live wisely with digital life into a mini-podcast series, talks and articles you can find under the Digital section of this website.
I am also an intellectual pursuing side projects. For many years, I have been diligently and slowly working on three separate but interrelated projects pertaining to light. One is a work of physics, philosophy, and contemplative science, another is a project of art and poetry, and the last is a work of writing and fiction. You can learn more on the Light page.
I also have a background in contemplative and religious studies, having pursued academic studies in Zoroastrian, Buddhist and Abrahamic traditions, as well as approaches to ethics in the neurosciences and medicine. I have been part of research organizations and symposiums bridging contemplative fields with neuroscience and science, which has become a running theme and passion in my work.
I enjoy writing as a craft. With the exception of a few headers and subheadings, everything on this website has been written without the use of AI. You can find more of my past essays and writing under the Writing section of this site.
I live with my wife, daughter and our cat in Northern California and enjoy walks in nature, contemplative activities, and coming up with fun nicknames for family and friends.